皮卡

píkǎ

noun #23,914

Measure Word

一辆皮卡 liàng

Meanings

1 pickup truck

Characters

skin, leather (phonetic)

card; to be stuck (phonetic)

Examples

HSK 4

他开着皮卡拉货去了。

Tā kāi zhe píkǎ lā huò qù le.

He drove off in the pickup truck to haul goods.

HSK 7-9

农场里停着一辆红色皮卡。

Nóngchǎng lǐ tíng zhe yī liàng hóngsè píkǎ.

A red pickup truck is parked on the farm.

Tips

memory

皮卡 is a loanword from English 'pickup'. The characters don't carry meaning - just sound. Think of 皮 (skin/leather) plus 卡 (card/stuck) as a mnemonic: a tough vehicle that can handle rough terrain.

Stroke Order

皮 pí

卡 kǎ